A Group of Beatles-Inspired Song Items (UK and Germany, 1964)....

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A Group of Beatles-Inspired Song Items (UK and Germany,
1964). In the wake of the Beatles worldwide explosion of 1964,
a number of Beatle-inspired songs were released in the hopes that
amidst all the songs being played on the radio by the
Beatles, there might also be interest in songs about the
Beatles. A particularly clever attempt at riding the Beatles
bandwagon came from Larry Finneran, whose single "The Other Ringo"
was clearly about Ringo Starr - but was released in the wake of
Lorne Greene's smash hit "Ringo," allowing Finneran to cash in on
two recent musical happenings. In Germany, a quickly-assembled girl
group known as Die Sweetles had a top 40 hit with the very poppy
"Ich wunsch mir zum Geburtstag einen Beatle," which in English
means "I Want A Beatle For My Birthday." Here is the UK sheet music
for "The Other Ringo," in Excellent condition, as well as the
amazing 45 photo sleeve (no record) for Die Sweetles, and a German
song book with several different scores (piano, guitar, and vocal)
for "I Want A Beatle For My Birthday," both in Good condition.

A side note: In the US that same year, a Phil Spector
co-composition called "Ringo, I Love You" was the first single
released by a young singer billed as Bonnie Jo Mason - later to be
known simply as Cher (not included in this lot).